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Research: How employable are law graduates?
Around 5% of all law grads are unemployed 15 months later

Ropes & Gray retains all its trainees and keeps NQ pay at £130k
All five rookies stay on

Elite firms could ignore solicitor super-exam results and stick with old boys’ networks, diversity experts warn
SQE 'could help' with diversity but not if firms keep recruiting directly from top unis

Clifford Chance announces 40% female, 15% ethnic minority and 3% LGBTQ+ partner targets
Magic circle firm looks to set new industry standard

Top UK law schools require higher A-Level grades from poorer students, research finds
Also half as likely to attend high-ranking unis

Will Lady Hale and Lord Sumption keep sitting as judges in Hong Kong in wake of new China security law?
Senior legal figures have expressed concerns

Dentons closes two UK offices and moves to permanent home-working
Measure applies to all staff including five of the firm's trainees in Aberdeen and Watford
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Groans all round as law firm describes receptionist as ‘beautiful’ in Facebook post
'This was a comment made about a woman by another woman', says Alexander Grace Law

Final seat trainee: ‘I didn’t get my dream NQ role in tech — should I look elsewhere?’
I will instead be qualifying into commercial litigation

University of London delays LLB exams after students encounter ‘bandwidth difficulties’
Exclusive: 'Small minority' of undergraduates affected, says uni

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Outgoing Supreme Court judge Lord Carnwath scooped up by top environmental law set Landmark Chambers
Eco-warrior judge the latest ex-justice to land lucrative arbitration gig

Ban for legal assistant who lied about passing exams
‘Altered’ letter to show CILEx assessment success

Top black journalist heckled at City law diversity event speaks out
Exclusive: Afua Hirsch says she was branded a 'fascist' by attendee, who host firm confirms was not an employee

US law firms hold London NQ pay steady amid COVID-19 uncertainty
White & Case and Cleary Gottlieb opt against rises or cuts for now

COVID-19: Lawyer attends court in hazmat suit
Florida's Samuel J. Rabin Jr. takes no chances

Female partner goes public with decision to quit ‘toxic’ law firm
‘I’ve been killing myself taking crazy assignments and working intense hours’, writes mystery lawyer in candid Reddit post

Mishcon lawyer named ‘one of the most-wanted singles in London’ enjoys date with pop singer
Tom Phillips and former The Saturdays star Una Healy went on a 'romantic evening out', report claims